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Donald Trump criticizes conservatives saying "woke" all the time
"I don't like the term 'woke,'" Trump said. "'Woke, woke, woke' ... Half the people can't even define it, they don't know what it is."
www.newsweek.com
Now that DeSantis has made attacking 'woke' his signature move, Trump says he doesn't like the word because 'half the people' who use it 'can't even define it'
Trump has frequently used the word "woke" in the past to attack Democrats, a move his 2024 challenger DeSantis has also embraced.
www.businessinsider.com
Not sure what his angle is on this one (apart from being an obvious, petty, and superficial attack on who he sees as his main rival)
But he's been taking a number of stances recently that could be seen as somewhat counterproductive given the base he's chosen to endear himself to over the past 6 years.
He appeared to side with Disney over DeSantis
Appears to be chastising others in the GOP for being "too strict" on abortion (not two months after bragging and taking credit for "killing Roe v. wade").
He also has been taking a "not so conservative stance" on certain entitlement programs.
Had he built his base off of the Chris Sununu/Larry Hogan centrist type of republicans, this strategy may make some sense.
However, he's spent a good part of the last decade trying to ally with and energize the most right wing part of the base, only to then run to the left of his main primary opponent?? Seems like a gamble.
Only thing I can figure is that maybe he has campaign advisors in his ear giving him the impression that he'll easily cruise through the primaries, and these more "softened" stances are part of a strategy to gain more moderate/independent votes that he was lacking (and caused him to lose to Biden) in 2020.
Or, perhaps I'm giving it too much thought and it really is just as simple as the short-sighted "ready, fire, aim" mentality he's become known for.